Tongue-depressor.



C. B. BENSON. TONGUE DEPRESSOR. APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 1. 1909.

Patented May 18, 1909 "ts-nee snares earner CHARLES BURWELL BENSON, OF TIPPEOANOE CITY, OHIO.

TONGUE -DEPRESSQR.

No. 922,07e.

Specification of-Lettezs Patent.

Patented may 18, 1909.

Application filed March 1, 1909': Serial No. 480A96.

2' '0 altwhom it may concern: 1

7 Be it'known that 1, CHARLES E. BENSON, residing at Tippecanoe City, in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in .Tongue-Depressors, of which the following is a specification. K

-My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in tongue depressols for physicians use and it primarily has for its object to provide a tongue depressor having rovisions for su portin a mirror and lamp ulb whereby light may b atients throat while the tongue is being iield down for purposes of examination of the I throat. e

Generically, the invention comprises a wire tongue depressor formed oi two sections hingedly connected together with means for limiting the hinged movement in one direc tion, and means carried by one of the hinged -members for embracing a rod that carries the mirror and lamp, the embracing means being adjustable along the member so that the light may be properly reflected v In its more detail nature the invention embodies those novel details of construction,

combination and arrangement of parts all of heferring now to the accompanyingdravw ings, in which like numerals and letters oi reference indicate like parts in all of the fi u'res, 1 designates the tongue depressor whic 1 comprises the tongue engaging member 1 formed of a U-shaPed wirepiece, the ends of which terminate in loops 1*, shown. The second hinged member 2 is also formed of wire bent into a Uehapeand terminating with its ends bent in opposing hoolclike members 2?, having portions 2* to receive'the loop or eye members i of the section'and having other portions 2 to act as stops to limit the'hinge movement of the sections so that when the instrument is applied to the e reflected into the I Eatients tongue, the members 1 and 2 may e held at substantially right angles to one another.

On'the member 2 is a sliding clip or car riage 3 which may be adjusted up and down, the member 2 and carriage 3 consisting of a 100 3 having bearing ends 3' joinedby a bri ge piece 3, as shown. The member-'2 of the tongue depressor at its lower or loop end is formed with a depression 2 to form a seat for the lampcarrying rod 4 which is adapted to slide through the loop 3 and lie arallel with the-member 2, the lamp carrymg rod 4 terminating at one end in a lamp bulb. 4 and having provisions 4* at the other end, by meanso'f which the lamp may be connected in an electric circuit'for purposes.

of energizing the same. The rod 4 is also provided with a holder 4 for the mirror 6. By turning the rod 4 in its bearing, the light may be directed to any part of the patients throat.

' From the foregoing taken in connection with ,the accompanying drawings, it .is thought the complete construction, operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art-to which. my invention appertains. n

1. A tongue depressor comprising a air of wire .members hin edly secured toget er, one of said members having a depressed rod receivin portion, a sliding carriage mounted on said ast named-member and adapted to receive a rod and cooperate with the de-.

pression in said member.

-2'. A tonguedepressor comprising a pair of wire sections lunged together, a carriage mounted on one of said members, said car flags-adapted tor'eceive a light carrying rod or other instrument. v

3. A tongue dc ressor comprising a pairof wiresections hinged together, a carriage mounted on one of said members, said carr'rage adapted to receive a; light carrying red or other instrument, said carriage comprising a member having a tubular ortion terminating in wire engaging clip on s to embrace the wire of the tongue de ressor, substantially as shown and described.

4. A tongue depressor comprising a pair of wire sections lunged together, a carriage mounted on one of said members, said carriage'adapted to receive a light carrying rod orothe'r instrument, said carriage comprisinga member having a tubular portion terminat- 5 vmgue depressor, consisting of a pan of g 922,018 ing in wire engaging clipends to embmgeithe \by said cerrislge, ankia mirror carried by th w ire of the tongue geprgssqg, erl xd a bridge I rod for focusing the light. place onnectin sai en '8 toget Ier. a T

5. A surgeon s instrumentcomprising a PHARLLS BURWELL fiENSON' Wltnessesz ted Q11 one i 3-5. GRANT,

hinged sections, a carriage moun.

Ni smd secmons, a ught carrying rod (tamed l 

